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  • The Poet
    Ralph Waldo Emerson
    '. . . for the poet is representative. He stands among partial men for the complete man, and apprises us not of his wealth, but of the common-wealth.'-Ralph Waldo Emerson, The Poet The Poet, written by Ralph Waldon Emerson between 1841 and 1843, is an essay in which Emerson argues for the United States, when it was a relatively young nation, to establish a position of national ...
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  • Politics
    Ralph Waldo Emerson
    'The theory of politics, which has possessed the mind of men, and which they have expressed the best they could in their laws and in their revolutions, considers persons and property as the two objects for whose protection government exists.'-Ralph Waldo Emerson, Politics (1844)Politics (1844), by Ralph Waldo Emerson details the author’s views of the transitory nature of politi...
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  • Manners
    Ralph Waldo Emerson
    'Manners aim to facilitate life, to get rid of impediments, and bring the man pure to energize. They aid our dealing and conversation, as a railway aids travelling, by getting rid of all avoidable obstructions of the road, and leaving nothing to be conquered but pure space.' -Ralph Waldo Emerson, Manners (1844)Emerson’s essay on Manners (1844) is an explication of the value of ...
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  • The Over-Soul
    Ralph Waldo Emerson
    'Nothing is at last sacred but the integrity of your own mind.'-Ralph Waldo Emerson, The Over-Soul The Over-Soul (1841) is a treatise on transcendentalism. Emerson was one of the original authors of this philosophical system, and in his essay, he argues the basic principles of individualism and free thought. He also elaborates on his belief that God lives in each of us, that we...
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  • Spiritual Laws
    Ralph Waldo Emerson
    'Place yourself in the middle of the stream of power and wisdom which animates all whom it floats, and you are without effort impelled to truth, to right and a perfect contentment.'-Ralph Waldo Emerson In Spiritual Laws (1841), Emerson makes a case for simplicity as the path to serenity and success. According to the author, our intellects are clouded by material interests, and...
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  • Self-Reliance
    Ralph Waldo Emerson
    'A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds, adored by little statesmen and philosophers and divines.'-Ralph Waldo Emerson, Self-Reliance Self-Reliance (1841) is an essay that articulates Emerson’s belief in the importance of individualism and the need for each individual to rely on their own ideas and instincts. It offers an analysis of what the author describes as...
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  • Prudence
    Ralph Waldo Emerson
    'Prudence is the virtue of the senses. It is the science of appearances. It is the outmost action of the inward life.'-Ralph Waldo Emerson, PrudenceThis essay on Prudence (1841) was originally delivered by Emerson as a lecture in a course on human culture in the winter of 1837-8. In it, he sought to balance his lofty positions on love and friendship with practical experience, l...
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  • Heroism
    Ralph Waldo Emerson
    'The characteristic of genuine heroism is its persistency. All men have wandering impulses, fits and starts of generosity. But when you have resolved to be great, abide by yourself, and do not weakly try to reconcile yourself with the world. The heroic cannot be the common, nor the common, the heroic.' -Ralph Waldo Emerson, HeroismIn his essay on Heroism (1841), Emerson maintai...
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  • Nature
    Ralph Waldo Emerson
    'Nature, in the common sense, refers to essences unchanged by man: space, the air, the river, the leaf.'-Ralph Waldo EmersonNature (1836) was originally written by Ralph Waldo Emerson as a long essay in which he began to break away from traditional religious and social thinking and formulated the ideas and beliefs that were basic to the philosophy of Transcendentalism. In this ...
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